A17698:2265
Sermons upon Deuteronomy
The sermons of M. John Calvin upon the fifth book of Moses called Deuteronomy faithfully gathered word for word as he preached them in open pulpit; together with a preface of the ministers of the Church of Geneva, and an admonishment made by the deacons there. Also there are annexed two profitable tables, the one containing the chief matters; the other the places of Scripture herein alleged. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding.The sermons of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the fifth booke of Moses called Deuteronomie faithfully gathered word for word as he preached them in open pulpet; together with a preface of the ministers of the Church of Geneua, and an admonishment made by the deacons there. Also there are annexed two profitable tables, the one containing the chiefe matters; the other the places of Scripture herein alledged. Translated out of French by Arthur Golding.
London: printed by Henry Middleton for George Bishop, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
11 For there shall ever be some needy folk in the Land. And therefore I command thee, saying, that thou open thy hand to thy brother, to thy needy and to thy poor in the Land. 12 When thy brother an Hebrew, or [thy sister] an Hebrewess shall have sold himself unto thee, and served thee six years: in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. 13 And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him go empty. 14 But thou shalt lode him upon his neck with somewhat of thy flock, of thy vineyard, and of thy winepress. Thou shalt give him of the things wherewith the Lord hath blessed thee. 15 Remember how thou thy self wast a bondservant in the Land of Egypt, & that the Lord thy God delivered thee: and therefore do I command thee this thing this day.
11 For there shall euer be some needie folke in the Lande. And therefore I commaund thee, saying, that thou open thy hand to thy brother, to thy needie and to thy poore in the Lande. 12 When thy brother an Hebrewe, or [thy sister] an Hebrewesse shall haue solde himselfe vnto thee, and serued thee sixe yeres: in the seuenth yeere thou shalt let him goe free from thee. 13 And when thou lettest him goe free from thee, thou shalt not let him goe emptie. 14 But thou shalt lode him vpon his necke with somewhat of thy flocke, of thy vyneyarde, and of thy winepresse. Thou shalt giue him of the things wherewith the Lorde hath blessed thee. 15 Remember how thou thy selfe wast a bondseruant in the Land of Egypt, & that the Lord thy God deliuered thee: and therfore doe I command thee this thing this day.
IT is said in the common proverb, that Laws are not made for things that are not wont to come to pass, but for things that are in ure, and which it behoveth §50us to practise daily. And that is the cause why our Lord in this text saith, that his speaking of the succouring of the poor is not without cause, for that as long as this mortal life endureth, we shall ever find whereon to execute our duty, by relieving the necessities of our neighbours, because there shall always be poor folk among us in the world. Thus we see in effect, that Gods intent was to make the Jews to take the better heed to his Law, forasmuch as it was a